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  <dc:title>'Abelard and Heloise: A dramatic poem with music for Virginia'</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Package containing letters to Virginia Maskell from Ronald Duncan and a manuscript copy of  'Abelard and Heloise: A dramatic poem with music for Virginia'. 
Includes;
- Original packaging with numerous postmarks, redirections and a list of contents 
- Two letter cards from 16 July 1960 containing a manuscript draft of 'Part 5', one marked 'Ronald Maskell, Any train to her' under the sender's name and address
- An undated manuscript letter concerning a song for Heloise beginning 'Rose of my heart' and signed 'Arab' [pet name for Ronald Duncan]
- Typescript of 'Rose of my heart' and another song beginning 'Close in the grave with thee' and annotated with 'extra verse not needed'
- Manuscript production note signed 'RD'
- Manuscript of letters No. 2-12 of 'Abelard and Heloise'. Each letter is marked as to whether it is sent by Abelard or Heloise, many are illustrated and some are dated at the end
</dc:description>
  <dc:date>16 July - 5 September 1960</dc:date>
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